Bruel, Nick

The author, Nick Bruel, introduces himself, gives readers step-by-step instructions on how to draw the character Bad Kitty, and takes readers through the process of creating a story. He introduces concepts such as "protagonist," "foreshadowing," "setting," "plot," "theme," and "conflict," and provides examples of each in the course of this illustrated humorous story about Bad Kitty.

When kitty discovers there is no cat food in the house, she decides to become very, very bad.

"Because of a recent string of embarrassing behavior, Kitty's cat license has been revoked and she must take a test to get it back so she can still be a cat"--Provided by publisher.

Uncle Murray takes Puppy on a walk on a day that Bad Kitty is being unusually difficult, but has several unpleasant encounters with a police officer and one mean dog along the way. Text is interspersed with information about dog behavior, pet care, and more.

"Kitty has never seen snow before. So she looks it up on the computer. Snow is cold, wet, slippery, and soft. That sounds nice. Maybe Kitty can learn to like snow? Maybe not ..."--Back cover.

"When Kitty's owners have finally had enough of her bad behavior, it's time to ship her off to obedience school"--Provided by publisher.

Kitty decides to run for President of the Neighborhood Cat Association.

Uncle Murray takes Puppy on a walk on a day that Bad Kitty is being unusually difficult, but has several unpleasant encounters with a police officer and one mean dog along the way.

"Bad Kitty knows exactly what she wants. Candy! And nothing will stand in her way"--Provided by publisher.